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 Springs (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 Springs. 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.
Name Variations for River Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for River Springs: River Spgs. (or less commonly used: River Spngs. or River Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named River Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for River Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
River Springs is located in Saint Mary's 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 Saint Mary's County: Calvert & Charles.
Below are the counties that are near River Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Springs:
- Saint Mary's County (The home county of River Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Springs, with the one closest to River Springs listed first.
- Avenue
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Abell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coltons Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Milestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Blakistone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Bushwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Compton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Hurry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Clements
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chaptico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leonardtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Springs, with the one closest to River Springs listed first.
- Battle ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Broomes Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hellen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Dowell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Solomons
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Adelina
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Coster
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Mackall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Wallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Another Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Bowens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Springs, with the one closest to River Springs listed first.
- Rock Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Cobb Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Victoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Morgantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Newburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Faulkner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Benedict
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bel Alton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hughesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bryantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Springs, with the one closest to River Springs listed first.
- Fishing Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Taylors Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Springs, with the one closest to River Springs listed first.
- Eagle Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Aquasco
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Cedarhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Horsehead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Orme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Westwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Caroline County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Springs, with the one closest to River Springs listed first.
- Port Royal
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Central Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Samuels Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Moss Neck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Olney Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Sparta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- New London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New London is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Essex County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Springs, with the one closest to River Springs listed first.
- Layton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Loretto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Occupacia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Lloyds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Tappahannock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dunbrooke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Beazley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beazley is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Dunnsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bowlers Wharf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Millers Tavern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Minor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Minor is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- King and Queen County (VA)
- Cauthornville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Springs, with the one closest to River Springs listed first.
- Dahlgren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ninde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Alden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Hooes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Shiloh
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Edgehill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hampstead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Weedonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Ambar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- King George
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Port Conway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Port Conway is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Somerset Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Northumberland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Springs, with the one closest to River Springs listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Bundick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Rainswood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Heathsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lara
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Richmond County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Springs, with the one closest to River Springs listed first.
- Newland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Tallent Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Naylors
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Rich Neck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Warsaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Emmerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Farnham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Simons Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Downings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Stafford County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Springs, with the one closest to River Springs listed first.
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodlanding Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Springs, with the one closest to River Springs listed first.
- Bryant Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Chiltons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Baynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Hinnom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Montross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Potomac Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Colonial Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Machodoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Nash Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Springs, see our County-by-County Page for River Springs.
Cemeteries Near River Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Springs, with the one closest to River Springs listed first.
- All Saints Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Currioman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Our Ladys Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New St. Aloysius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Washington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (150 more) ...
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Queen of Peace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- John Wesley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that River Springs had a population of 70 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River Springs, with the one closest to River Springs listed first.
- Oakley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Milestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Rock Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Compton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Baynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Chiltons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Leonardtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chaptico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tompkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Loveville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Morganza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Potomac Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Montross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coles Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Springs.
Newspapers Published in River Springs ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Springs, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Springs.
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 River Springs:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Saint Mary's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond 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 River Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- River Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |