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 River Plantations (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 River Plantations. 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 doctors 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.
River Plantations is located in Howard 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 Howard County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near River Plantations. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Plantations:
- Howard County (The home county of River Plantations)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Plantations, with the one closest to River Plantations listed first.
- Cooksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Timberleigh Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Alpha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Roxbury Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- West Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Marriottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glenelg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Plantations, with the one closest to River Plantations listed first.
- Dorsey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Jessup
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Patapsco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Harmans
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Lake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Linthicum Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Pumphrey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Severn Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Severn Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn Village
- Severn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from River Plantations, with the one closest to River Plantations listed first.
- Colonial Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beechfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Edmondson Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Carroll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Oaklee Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Hampden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woodberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Guilford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Homeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Baltimore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Plantations, with the one closest to River Plantations listed first.
- Granite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Hernwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Carriage Hill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Hollofield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Oakwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Randallstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Delight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Reisterstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Spring Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Green Spring Junction is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Junction
- Glen Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Glyndon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Plantations, with the one closest to River Plantations listed first.
- Morgan
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodbine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gaither
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Sykesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Watersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Nottingham Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Stone House Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Eldersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Ridge Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Freedom Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Mount Airy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Plantations, with the one closest to River Plantations listed first.
- Mount Airy Village West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smith Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Sams Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Bartholows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- New London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Monrovia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Libertytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Green Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Ijamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harford County
- Hess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Plantations, with the one closest to River Plantations listed first.
- Mullinix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Etchison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Unity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Laytonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Brookeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brinklow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Olney Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Olney Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Town
- Prathertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prathertown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathertown
- Ashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Plantations, with the one closest to River Plantations listed first.
- West Laurel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Laurel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
- South Laurel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Beltsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Adelphi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Berwyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Boxwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- College Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Langley Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Greenbelt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chillum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Plantations, with the one closest to River Plantations listed first.
- Kingsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McSherrystown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whitehall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Greenmount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Plantations, with the one closest to River Plantations listed first.
- Bandanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- West Manheim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Blackrock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Parkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Pennville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Brodbecks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Hanover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Plantations, with the one closest to River Plantations listed first.
- Langley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Great Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Salona Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- McLean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kenmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Shouse Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Plantations, with the one closest to River Plantations listed first.
- Lucketts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Sugarland Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Lansdowne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Plantations, see our County-by-County Page for River Plantations.
Cemeteries Near River Plantations ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Plantations.
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 River Plantations - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Plantations covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Plantations, with the one closest to River Plantations listed first.
- Morgans Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Springfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brandenburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winfield Bible Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Warfield Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Warfield Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Glenwood.
- The Warfield Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Governor Warfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256006 <2>
- Springfield State Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley Freedom UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (470 more) ...
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 River Plantations in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of River Plantations.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River Plantations, with the one closest to River Plantations listed first.
- Morgan
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodbine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hoods Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hoods Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Mill
- Poplar Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Lisbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cooksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sykesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Watersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Daisy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Glenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eldersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Daniel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Daniel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Long Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Plantations. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Plantations.
Newspapers Published in River Plantations ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Plantations.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Plantations, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Plantations.
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 River Plantations:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Adams County
- York County
- Fairfax County
- Loudoun 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> | 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- River Plantations) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 River Plantations, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |