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 Romancoke on the Bay (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 Romancoke on the Bay. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Romancoke on the Bay is located in Queen Anne'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 Queen Anne's County: Kent (DE), Anne Arundel, Caroline, Kent & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Romancoke on the Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Romancoke on the Bay:
- Queen Anne's County (The home county of Romancoke on the Bay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Romancoke on the Bay, with the one closest to Romancoke on the Bay listed first.
- Mattapex
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Bay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stevensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cheslou Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Grasonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Narrows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Guys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Queenstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Bloomingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Willoughby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Centreville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Queen Anne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romancoke on the Bay, with the one closest to Romancoke on the Bay listed first.
- Highland Beach
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Idlewilde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Hillsmere Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Watergate Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Mayo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Shady Side
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Annapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Selby-on-the-Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Selby-on-the-Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby-on-the-Bay
- Saint Margarets
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- West Annapolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Annapolis
- Yorktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Churchton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Romancoke on the Bay, with the one closest to Romancoke on the Bay listed first.
- Curtis Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Brooklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romancoke on the Bay, with the one closest to Romancoke on the Bay listed first.
- Fort Howard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sparrows Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Edgemere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lynch Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Dundalk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Point Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Point Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Baltimore Highlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
- Essex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hartland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Marine Oak Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marine Oak Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Oak Village
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romancoke on the Bay, with the one closest to Romancoke on the Bay listed first.
- North Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chesapeake Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Owings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chaney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Owings Town Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Summer City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Sunderland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Greene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Penwick Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Willows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Angelica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romancoke on the Bay, with the one closest to Romancoke on the Bay listed first.
- Hillsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Tanyard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Griffin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Thomas Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Tuckahoe Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Ridgely
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Preston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Denton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Maple Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Hynson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Charles County
- Malcolm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romancoke on the Bay, with the one closest to Romancoke on the Bay listed first.
- Hills Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- James
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Thomas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Lloyds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Algonquin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Patamoke Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Church Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woolford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Taylors Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Secretary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Howard County
- Elkridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romancoke on the Bay, with the one closest to Romancoke on the Bay listed first.
- Rock Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Edesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Old Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chestertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mile Tree Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Worton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romancoke on the Bay, with the one closest to Romancoke on the Bay listed first.
- Pin Oak Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Bowie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Upper Marlboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Collington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- Croom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- North Keys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Kettering
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kettering is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
- Marlton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marlton is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Westphalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westphalia is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Woodmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodmore is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmore
- Lake Arbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Largo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mitchellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Romancoke on the Bay, with the one closest to Romancoke on the Bay listed first.
- Claiborne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Harper ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Wittman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bozman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Michaels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Neavitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Leeds Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Tilghman Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Romancoke on the Bay, see our County-by-County Page for Romancoke on the Bay.
Cemeteries Near Romancoke on the Bay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Romancoke on the Bay.
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 Romancoke on the Bay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Romancoke on the Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Romancoke on the Bay, with the one closest to Romancoke on the Bay listed first.
- Wade's Point Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eziah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- John Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stevensville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Wesley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Ebenezer AME Church / St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Centenary UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Matthews UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Romancoke on the Bay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Romancoke on the Bay.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Romancoke on the Bay, with the one closest to Romancoke on the Bay listed first.
- Mattapex
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Claiborne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wittman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Sherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bay Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
- Bozman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Michaels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Side
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Guys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Eastport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eastport is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
- Mayo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Neavitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Romancoke on the Bay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Romancoke on the Bay.
Newspapers Published in Romancoke on the Bay ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Romancoke on the Bay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Romancoke on the Bay, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Romancoke on the Bay.
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 Romancoke on the Bay:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Queen Anne's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Prince George's County
- Talbot 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Romancoke on the Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Romancoke on the Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |