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 The Ridings (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 The Ridings. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
The Ridings 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 The Ridings. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Ridings:
- Anne Arundel County (The home county of The Ridings)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ridings, with the one closest to The Ridings listed first.
- Hillsmere Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Baytowne Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Baytowne Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytowne Village
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Londontowne
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Londontowne is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
- Parole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parole is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
- Annapolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watergate Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Selby-on-the-Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Selby-on-the-Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby-on-the-Bay
- Riva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- The Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- West Annapolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Annapolis
- Bestgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bestgate is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestgate
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ridings, with the one closest to The Ridings listed first.
- Brooklyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Curtis Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Oaklee Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Baltimore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beechfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Carroll
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Old Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Edmondson Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Anthonyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Charles Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Gardenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ridings, with the one closest to The Ridings listed first.
- Fort Howard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sparrows Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Baltimore Highlands
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
- Dundalk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Edgemere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lynch Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Halethorpe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Point Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Point Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Arbutus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Hartland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Catonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ridings, with the one closest to The Ridings listed first.
- Chaney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- North Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Owings Town Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Apple Greene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Penwick Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Chesapeake Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Summer City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Sunderland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Academy Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ridings, with the one closest to The Ridings listed first.
- Malcolm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Mattawoman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Acton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Huntington Townhouses
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waldorf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ridings, with the one closest to The Ridings listed first.
- Hills Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- James
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Thomas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Lloyds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ridings, with the one closest to The Ridings listed first.
- Aladdin Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Elkridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Savage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenshire Towne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Lawyers Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Guilford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- North Laurel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Oak View Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Woodland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Hammond Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Leishear Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- Ilchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Scaggsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ridings, with the one closest to The Ridings listed first.
- Rock Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Cliffs City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chestertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ridings, with the one closest to The Ridings listed first.
- Blackburn Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Burtonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Hillandale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Clifton Park Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
- Takoma Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Spencerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Burnt Mills Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Burnt Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Indian Spring Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
- Paint Branch Farms
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Paint Branch Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Branch Farms
- Cloverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ridings, with the one closest to The Ridings listed first.
- Pin Oak Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Bowie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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 <1>
- Collington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- Upper Marlboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woodmore is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmore
- Westphalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westphalia is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Glenn Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kettering
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kettering is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
- Lake Arbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Largo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mitchellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glenarden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ridings, with the one closest to The Ridings listed first.
- Bay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Mattapex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Stevensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cheslou Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Kent Narrows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Grasonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Guys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Queenstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Bloomingdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Centreville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Willoughby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ridings, with the one closest to The Ridings listed first.
- Claiborne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Wittman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Bozman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Saint Michaels
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Neavitt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Leeds Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ridings, with the one closest to The Ridings listed first.
- Alexandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arlandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ridings, with the one closest to The Ridings listed first.
- Arlington Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Ridings, see our County-by-County Page for The Ridings.
Cemeteries Near The Ridings ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Ridings.
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 The Ridings - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Ridings covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Ridings, with the one closest to The Ridings listed first.
- Nicholas Brewer Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas Brewer Family Cemetery
- The Nicholas Brewer Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brewer - Bullen - Purdy Burial Ground
- John Wesley Annapolis Neck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Linthicum - Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hope Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Luther A. Palmer Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther A. Palmer Memorial Cemetery
- The Luther A. Palmer Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edwards Methodist Episcopal Chapel Cemetery
- St. Andrews Untied Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81449 <3>
- St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Annapolis Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charles Carroll House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redemptorist Cemetery at St. Mary's
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Annes Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (395 more) ...
- St. Anne's Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anne's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Annapolis National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Annapolis National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Annapolis.
- The Annapolis National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ash Grove Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-2128 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109386 <3>
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 The Ridings in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Ridings.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Ridings, with the one closest to The Ridings listed first.
- Eastport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eastport is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
- Annapolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parole is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
- South River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South River
- Bestgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bestgate is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestgate
- Bay Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bay Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
- West Annapolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Annapolis
- Mayo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Davidsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Margarets
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Revell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Revell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revell
- Crownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rutland is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Ridings. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Ridings.
Newspapers Published in The Ridings ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Ridings.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Ridings, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Ridings.
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 professional and volunteer 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 The Ridings:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Anne Arundel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington 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 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. |
| <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> | 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 The Ridings, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- The Ridings) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |