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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 Johns Woods (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 Johns Woods. 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 Johns Woods ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Saint Johns Woods: St. Johns Woods
  • While the name of this community is Saint Johns Woods, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Saint Johns Woods may originally have been Saint John's Woods.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Saint Johns Woods might be written as Saint John Woods.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Johns Woods. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Johns Woods.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 Johns Woods is located in Calvert 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 Calvert County: Anne Arundel, Charles, Dorchester, Prince George's, Saint Mary's & Talbot.

Below are the counties that are near Saint Johns Woods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Johns Woods:

  • Calvert County     (The home county of Saint Johns Woods)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Woods, with the one closest to Saint Johns Woods listed first.
    • Olivet
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Olivet is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Dowell
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cove View
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Cove View is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
    • Drum Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Drum Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
    • Coster
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Coster is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
    • Brianwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Brianwood is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
    • Solomons
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cove Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
    • Lusby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mackall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mackall is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
    • Wallville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wallville is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Woods, with the one closest to Saint Johns Woods listed first.
    • Fairhaven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Friendship
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Baywalker Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
    • Deale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Tracys Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Woods, with the one closest to Saint Johns Woods listed first.
    • Benedict
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hughesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Independence Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Independence Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
    • Cobb Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Rock Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Rock Point is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
    • Mount Victoria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
    • Bryantown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Malcolm
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Newburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Morgantown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Morgantown is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
    • Faulkner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bel Alton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Woods, with the one closest to Saint Johns Woods listed first.
    • Fishing Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Taylors Island
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
    • Lakesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
    • Madison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Madison is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Andrews
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Andrews is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Crapo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
    • Thomas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Thomas is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Woolford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Woolford is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
    • Church Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wingate
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • James
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • James is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Woods, with the one closest to Saint Johns Woods listed first.
    • Cedarhaven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
    • Eagle Harbor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Aquasco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
    • Orme
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Orme is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
    • Westwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Westwood is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Horsehead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
    • Cedarville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • North Keys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • North Keys is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
  • Saint Mary's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Woods, with the one closest to Saint Johns Woods listed first.
    • California
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Town Creek Manor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
    • Lexington Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sotterley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
    • Hollywood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Great Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Callaway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Drayden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Marys City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Valley Lee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
    • Leonardtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Summerseat Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Woods, with the one closest to Saint Johns Woods listed first.
    • Chance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Deal Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wenona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wenona is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Woods, with the one closest to Saint Johns Woods listed first.
    • Tilghman Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
    • Tilghman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Tilghman is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
    • Neavitt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Neavitt is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
    • Oxford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Trappe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bozman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Royal Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wicomico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Woods, with the one closest to Saint Johns Woods listed first.
    • Jesterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
    • Nanticoke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
    • Bivalve
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Tyaskin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Northumberland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Woods, with the one closest to Saint Johns Woods listed first.
    • Lodge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
    • Morrisons Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
    • Bundick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
    • Coan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
    • Heathsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Rainswood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
  • Richmond County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Woods, with the one closest to Saint Johns Woods listed first.
    • Rich Neck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
    • Tallent Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
  • Westmoreland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Johns Woods, with the one closest to Saint Johns Woods listed first.
    • Tucker Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
    • Hinnom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
    • Kinsale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Griffiths Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
    • Machodoc
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
    • Bryant Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
    • Chiltons
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
    • Baynesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
    • Montross
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Nomini Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
    • Potomac Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
    • Colonial Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Johns Woods ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Johns Woods.

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 Johns Woods - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Johns Woods, with the one closest to Saint Johns Woods 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.<5>

While we didn't find Saint Johns Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Johns Woods.

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

  • Drum Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Drum Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
  • Solomons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cove Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
  • Sollers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sollers is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollers
  • California
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lusby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mackall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mackall is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
  • Sotterley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
  • Wallville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wallville is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
  • Saint Leonard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Broomes Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Drumcliff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hollywood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Great Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Island Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Island Creek is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek

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

Newspapers Published in Saint Johns Woods ...

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 Saint Johns Woods.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Johns Woods, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Johns Woods.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Johns Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>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 Johns Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.