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 Rolles Beach (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 Rolles Beach. 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 Rolles Beach ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rolles Beach: Rolles Bch.
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 hospitals 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.
Rolles Beach is located in Talbot County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Talbot County: Caroline, Dorchester & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near Rolles Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rolles Beach:
- Talbot County (The home county of Rolles Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolles Beach, with the one closest to Rolles Beach listed first.
- Saint Michaels
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bozman
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Harper ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Wittman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- McDaniel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neavitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Sherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newcomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Claiborne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Royal Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolles Beach, with the one closest to Rolles Beach listed first.
- Idlewilde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Highland Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Churchton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shady Side
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mayo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Deale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Galesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Selby-on-the-Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Selby-on-the-Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby-on-the-Bay
- Baywalker Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolles Beach, with the one closest to Rolles Beach listed first.
- North Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chesapeake Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Summer City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Willows
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Angelica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Owings Town Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Parran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Chaney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Sunderland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Apple Greene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolles Beach, with the one closest to Rolles Beach listed first.
- Tanyard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Preston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Griffin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Tuckahoe Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hynson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Denton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ridgely
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Oil City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolles Beach, with the one closest to Rolles Beach listed first.
- Benedict
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malcolm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolles Beach, with the one closest to Rolles Beach listed first.
- Hills Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Lloyds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Algonquin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Cambridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Church Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woolford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Secretary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolles Beach, with the one closest to Rolles Beach listed first.
- Cliffs City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Rock Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Edesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Old Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolles Beach, with the one closest to Rolles Beach listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Croom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- Upper Marlboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Westwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Bowie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Pin Oak Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Aquasco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- North Keys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Horsehead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Marlton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marlton is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Orme
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolles Beach, with the one closest to Rolles Beach listed first.
- Mattapex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Grasonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Guys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Cheslou Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Kent Narrows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Bay City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stevensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Queenstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Bloomingdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Willoughby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Queen Anne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary's County
- Golden Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolles Beach, with the one closest to Rolles Beach listed first.
- Hickman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Whiteleysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Sussex County (DE)
- Reliance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rolles Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Rolles Beach.
Cemeteries Near Rolles Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rolles Beach.
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 Rolles Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rolles Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rolles Beach, with the one closest to Rolles Beach listed first.
- Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
- The St. Luke's UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Lukes Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- John Wesley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wade's Point Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- DeShields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman Island Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephens Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- Old John Wesley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Third Haven Meeting Burial Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Rolles Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rolles Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rolles Beach, with the one closest to Rolles Beach listed first.
- Bozman
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saint Michaels
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Harper ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Wittman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Neavitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- McDaniel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Royal Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Kirkham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tunis Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Bellevue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rolles Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rolles Beach.
Newspapers Published in Rolles Beach ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rolles Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rolles Beach, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rolles Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Rolles Beach:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Kent County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rolles Beach) 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 Rolles Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |