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 Rison (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 Rison. 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 hospitals and 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.
Rison is located in Charles 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 Charles County: Calvert, Prince George's, Saint Mary's, Fairfax (VA), King George (VA), Prince William (VA), Stafford (VA) & Westmoreland (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Rison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rison:
- Charles County (The home county of Rison)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Mattawoman Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County
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- Marbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Indian Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riverview Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Potomac Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County
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- Doncaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County
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- Ironsides
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County
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- Pomonkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Nanjemoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryans Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Hampton Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Freedom Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Anne Arundel County
- Pindell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Abington Shores
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
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- Academy Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
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- Lower Marlboro Towne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
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- Adelina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
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- Barstow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barstow is located in Calvert County
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- Bowens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
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- Huntingtown Town Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Huntingtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Apple Greene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
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- Dunkirk Town Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penwick Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Brookmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County
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- Cabin John
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Glen Echo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Bethesda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Chevy Chase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- English Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Landon Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
- Martin's Additions
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Accokeek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
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- Fort Foote Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Friendly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
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- Thrift
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
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- Blandford Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
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- Brandywine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Oxon Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
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- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
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- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Budds Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
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- Charlotte Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chaptico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hurry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
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- Golden Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
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- Blakistone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Bushwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Helen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
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- Clements
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
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- Morganza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
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- Avenue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Alexandria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Warwick Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Arlington Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Brandon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cherrydale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Lyon Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Williamsburg Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Caroline County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Moss Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County (VA)
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- Olney Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Port Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Samuels Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Stuart Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
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- New London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New London is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Occoquan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pohick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hybla Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Fort Hunt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Groveton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- West Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Springfield is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Franconia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yates Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yates Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Village
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Falls Church
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Offutt Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
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- Fauquier County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Brent Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Catlett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blackwell Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Midland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg City (VA)
- Fredericksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Somerset Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Hooes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Ambar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Fairview Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Hampstead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Dahlgren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weedonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Arnolds Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Alden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Edgehill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- King George
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ninde
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Shiloh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Manassas City (VA)
- Manassas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manassas Park City (VA)
- Manassas Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Chamberlain Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Georgetown Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Marumsco Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Woodbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <1>
- Triangle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dale City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montclair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Agnewville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Lake Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minnieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Joplin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Spotsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Waverly Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Leavells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
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- Dunavant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Massaponax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
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- Stafford County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aquia Harbour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County (VA)
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- Aquia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Loy Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- King James Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Woodlanding Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- North Potomac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Falmouth Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Northridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County (VA)
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- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Maple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Colonial Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
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- Nash Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Potomac Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rison, see our County-by-County Page for Rison.
Cemeteries Near Rison ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rison.
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 Rison - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Alexandria Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chicamuxen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Park Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Ignatius of Loyola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Durham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Katherines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Metropolitan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Rison in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rison.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rison, with the one closest to Rison listed first.
- Pisgah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Doncaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County
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- Glymont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glymont is located in Charles County
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- Hill Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Top is located in Charles County
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- Cherry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Quantico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nanjemoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
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- McConchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
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- Grayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grayton is located in Charles County
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- Port Tobacco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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- Pomfret
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dumfries
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <1>
- Springhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Springhill is located in Charles County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rison.
Newspapers Published in Rison ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rison.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rison, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rison.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rison:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Charles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Caroline County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- King George County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland 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> | 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 Rison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |