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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 Saint Jerome Shores (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 Saint Jerome Shores. 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 Saint Jerome Shores ...

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 Saint Jerome Shores: St. Jerome Shrs.

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.

Saint Jerome Shores 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 Saint Jerome Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Jerome Shores:

  • Saint Mary's County     (The home county of Saint Jerome Shores)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Jerome Shores, with the one closest to Saint Jerome Shores listed first.
    • Dameron
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
    • Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Scotland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gum Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
    • Saint Marys City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Drayden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Piney Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Valley Lee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
    • Great Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lexington Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tall Timbers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Callaway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • California
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Jerome Shores, with the one closest to Saint Jerome Shores listed first.
    • Drum Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Drum Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
    • Solomons
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Olivet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Olivet is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Dowell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brianwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Brianwood is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
    • Cove Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
    • Coster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Coster is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
    • Cove View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cove View is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
    • Lusby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mackall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mackall is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
    • Wallville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wallville is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
    • Another Place
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Another Place is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Jerome Shores, with the one closest to Saint Jerome Shores listed first.
    • Cobb Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Rock Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rock Point is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Jerome Shores, with the one closest to Saint Jerome Shores listed first.
    • Fishing Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bishops Head
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
    • Crapo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
    • Crocheron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
    • Lakesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
    • Wingate
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Toddville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Toddville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
    • Golden Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
    • Andrews
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Andrews is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Elliott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Elliott is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Taylors Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Madison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Madison is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Church Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Jerome Shores, with the one closest to Saint Jerome Shores listed first.
    • Ewell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhodes Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
    • Smith Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Smith Island is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
    • Wenona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Wenona is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
    • Tylerton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chance
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Deal Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Dames Quarter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Frenchtown - Rumbly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
    • Crisfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Daugherty Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Daugherty Town is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Town
    • Champ
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Champ is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
    • Fairmount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Fairmount is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Wicomico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Jerome Shores, with the one closest to Saint Jerome Shores listed first.
    • Nanticoke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
    • Jesterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
    • Bivalve
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyaskin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Capitola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Capitola is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Accomack County (VA)
    • Tangier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tangier is located in Accomack County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangier <1>
  • Lancaster County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Jerome Shores, with the one closest to Saint Jerome Shores listed first.
    • Lankford Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
    • Alfonso
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Alfonso is located in Lancaster County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
    • Richtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Richtown is located in Lancaster County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
    • Griffins Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
    • Kilmarnock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Merry Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
    • Monaskon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Monaskon is located in Lancaster County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
  • Northumberland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Jerome Shores, with the one closest to Saint Jerome Shores listed first.
    • Bundick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
    • Coan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
    • Lodge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
    • Ophelia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Heathsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrisons Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
    • Sunnybank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
    • Blackwells
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Blackwells is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
    • Rainswood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
    • Reedville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Fleeton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Fleeton is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
    • Remo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Remo is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
    • Lara
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Saint Jerome Shores, with the one closest to Saint Jerome Shores listed first.
    • Rich Neck
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
    • Farnham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Farnham is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
    • Emmerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Emmerton is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
    • Downings
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Downings is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
    • Warsaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Warsaw is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <1>
    • Tallent Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
    • Simons Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Simons Corner is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
    • Simonson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Simonson is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
    • Newland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
    • Naylors
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Naylors is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
  • Westmoreland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Jerome Shores, with the one closest to Saint Jerome Shores listed first.
    • Tucker Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
    • Kinsale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Griffiths Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
    • Machodoc
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
    • Hinnom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
    • Nomini Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
    • Chiltons
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
    • Bryant Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
    • Montross
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <1>
    • Baynesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Jerome Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Jerome Shores.

Cemeteries Near Saint Jerome Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Jerome Shores.

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 Saint Jerome Shores - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Jerome Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Jerome Shores, with the one closest to Saint Jerome Shores listed first.

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 Saint Jerome Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Jerome Shores.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Jerome Shores, with the one closest to Saint Jerome Shores listed first.

  • Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Scotland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Marys City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Valley Lee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
  • Lewisetta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewisetta is located in Northumberland County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisetta
  • Great Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoopersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoopersville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopersville
  • Tucker Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
  • Lodge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
  • Bundick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
  • Drum Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Drum Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Jerome Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Jerome Shores.

Newspapers Published in Saint Jerome Shores ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Jerome Shores.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Jerome Shores, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Jerome Shores.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Saint Jerome Shores:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Jerome Shores) 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 Saint Jerome Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.