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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 Leonard (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 Leonard. 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 Leonard ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Leonard: St. Leonard

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

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

  • Calvert County     (The home county of Saint Leonard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Leonard, with the one closest to Saint Leonard listed first.
    • Another Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Another Place is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
    • Wallville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wallville is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
    • Mutual
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mutual is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
    • Mackall
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Mackall is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
    • Lusby
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Broomes Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Republic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mutual Consent
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
    • Cove View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Cove View is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
    • Battle ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Battle is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
    • Hellen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Hellen is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
    • Brianwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Brianwood is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Leonard, with the one closest to Saint Leonard listed first.
    • Fairhaven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Friendship
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jewell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Baywalker Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
    • Deale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Tracys Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Churchton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Pindell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
    • Greenock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
    • Galesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Idlewilde
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
    • Lothian
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Leonard, with the one closest to Saint Leonard listed first.
    • Benedict
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hughesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Independence Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Independence Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
    • Malcolm
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Bryantown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rock Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Point is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
    • Cobb Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Victoria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
    • Huntington Townhouses
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mattawoman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mattawoman is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
    • Waldorf
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Newburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Leonard, with the one closest to Saint Leonard listed first.
    • Taylors Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Thomas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Thomas is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Golden Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
    • Madison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Madison is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • James
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • James is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Woolford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Woolford is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
    • Fishing Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hills Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
    • Church Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lakesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
    • Lloyds
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
    • Andrews
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Andrews is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Leonard, with the one closest to Saint Leonard listed first.
    • Cedarhaven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
    • Eagle Harbor
      (13 miles [20.9 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
    • Westwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Westwood is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Horsehead
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
    • Orme
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Orme is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
    • Cedarville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • North Keys
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • North Keys is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
    • Croom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Croom is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
    • The Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • Brandywine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheltenham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
  • Saint Mary's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Leonard, with the one closest to Saint Leonard listed first.
    • Sotterley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
    • Hollywood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Summerseat Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
    • California
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • North Town Creek Manor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
    • Golden Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
    • Lexington Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Loveville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Morganza
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
    • Leonardtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Helen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
    • Mechanicsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Leonard, with the one closest to Saint Leonard listed first.
    • Tilghman Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
    • Tilghman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tilghman is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
    • Neavitt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Neavitt is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
    • Sherwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Oxford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bozman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Royal Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wittman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • McDaniel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Newcomb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Newcomb is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
    • Saint Michaels
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Westmoreland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Leonard, with the one closest to Saint Leonard listed first.
    • Tucker Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
    • Bryant Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
    • Hinnom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
    • Chiltons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
    • Machodoc
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
    • Griffiths Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
    • Kinsale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Baynesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
    • Colonial Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Montross
      (30 miles [48.3 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 <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Saint Leonard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Leonard.

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 Leonard - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Leonard, with the one closest to Saint Leonard 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Leonard had a population of 247 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Wallville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wallville is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
  • Broomes Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Governor Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Governor Run is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Run
  • Mackall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mackall is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
  • Lusby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mutual
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mutual is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
  • Island Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Island Creek is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
  • Sollers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sollers is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollers
  • Port Republic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Drumcliff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
  • Sotterley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
  • Battle ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Battle is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hellen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Hellen is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
    • Cove Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
    • Sandgates
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Sandgates is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgates

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

Newspapers Published in Saint Leonard ...

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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Leonard.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Leonard, 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 Saint Leonard.

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 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 Leonard:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Leonard) 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 Saint Leonard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.