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 Rolph Landing (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 Rolph Landing. 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 Rolph Landing ...
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 Rolph Landing: Rolph Lndg. (or less commonly used: Rolph Lndng.)
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 and 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.
Rolph Landing 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 Rolph Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rolph Landing:
- Talbot County (The home county of Rolph Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolph Landing, with the one closest to Rolph Landing listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Skipton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Wye Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Leeds Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Kirkham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Newcomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolph Landing, with the one closest to Rolph Landing listed first.
- Yorktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Gibson Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Cape Saint Claire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Saint Margarets
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Annapolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Dorado Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Hillsmere Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Idlewilde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Watergate Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Mayo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolph Landing, with the one closest to Rolph Landing listed first.
- Hillsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Griffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Ridgely
(5 miles [8 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
- Tuckahoe Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Denton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Maple Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Greensboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Tanyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolph Landing, with the one closest to Rolph Landing listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hurlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Secretary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Finchville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Reliance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Algonquin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Brookview
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Eldorado
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Rhodesdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolph Landing, with the one closest to Rolph Landing listed first.
- Cliffs City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chestertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Edesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Morganec Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Rock Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Millington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Worton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kennedyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lambson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolph Landing, with the one closest to Rolph Landing listed first.
- Queen Anne
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willoughby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Ruthsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Roe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Centreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Guys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Ingleside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Price
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Grasonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roberts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Wicomico County
- Sharptown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolph Landing, with the one closest to Rolph Landing listed first.
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Whiteleysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Adamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sandtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Andrewsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Marydel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Felton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolph Landing, with the one closest to Rolph Landing listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Bridgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Banning ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Heritage Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blades
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Lincoln Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rolph Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Rolph Landing.
Cemeteries Near Rolph Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rolph Landing.
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 Rolph Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rolph Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rolph Landing, with the one closest to Rolph Landing listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Denton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Lukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Rolph Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rolph Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rolph Landing, with the one closest to Rolph Landing listed first.
- Queen Anne
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cordova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Willoughby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Matthews
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Matthews is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Ridgely
(5 miles [8 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
- Williston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williston is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Denton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Starr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starr is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
- Skipton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Longwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Longwoods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
- Ruthsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wye Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anthony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Anthony is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Andersontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Andersontown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rolph Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rolph Landing.
Newspapers Published in Rolph Landing ...
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 Rolph Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rolph Landing, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rolph Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Rolph Landing:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Wicomico 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> | 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 Rolph Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rolph Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |