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 Sandyland Beach (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 Sandyland Beach. 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 Sandyland Beach ...
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 Sandyland Beach: Sandyland Bch.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Sandyland Beach 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 Sandyland Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandyland Beach:
- Saint Mary's County (The home county of Sandyland Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyland Beach, with the one closest to Sandyland Beach listed first.
- Breton Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Compton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Leonardtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Abell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coltons Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Avenue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Callaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clements
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Tall Timbers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blakistone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Bushwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyland Beach, with the one closest to Sandyland Beach listed first.
- Solomons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Dowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Broomes Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Mackall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Battle ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Hellen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyland Beach, with the one closest to Sandyland Beach listed first.
- Cobb Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Mount Victoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Morgantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Newburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Benedict
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Independence Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Hughesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Faulkner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bel Alton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Bryantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyland Beach, with the one closest to Sandyland Beach listed first.
- Fishing Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Taylors Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Crapo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Andrews
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyland Beach, with the one closest to Sandyland Beach listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Horsehead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Orme
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Westwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Caroline County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyland Beach, with the one closest to Sandyland Beach listed first.
- Port Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Central Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Essex County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyland Beach, with the one closest to Sandyland Beach listed first.
- Layton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Loretto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Occupacia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Tappahannock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Dunnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dunbrooke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Bowlers Wharf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Beazley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beazley is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyland Beach, with the one closest to Sandyland Beach listed first.
- Ninde
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Alden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Dahlgren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hooes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Shiloh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Edgehill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hampstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Weedonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- King George
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Port Conway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Port Conway is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Ambar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Arnolds Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Lancaster County (VA)
- Alfonso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Northumberland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyland Beach, with the one closest to Sandyland Beach listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Bundick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Rainswood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Heathsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lara
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Blackwells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Ophelia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyland Beach, with the one closest to Sandyland Beach listed first.
- Tallent Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Rich Neck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Newland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Warsaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Naylors
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Emmerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Farnham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Downings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simons Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Simonson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandyland Beach, with the one closest to Sandyland Beach listed first.
- Hinnom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Machodoc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Bryant Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Chiltons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Tucker Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Griffiths Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Baynesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Montross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nomini Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Colonial Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Potomac Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandyland Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Sandyland Beach.
Cemeteries Near Sandyland Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandyland Beach.
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 Sandyland Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandyland Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandyland Beach, with the one closest to Sandyland Beach listed first.
- Our Ladys Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Charles Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- All Saints Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holy Face Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Burnt House Field Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Sandyland Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandyland Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandyland Beach, with the one closest to Sandyland Beach listed first.
- Compton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Leonardtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Coles Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- River Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- River Springs is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Springs
- Milestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Valley Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Great Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- California
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Loveville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Morganza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chiltons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Machodoc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Hague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandyland Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandyland Beach.
Newspapers Published in Sandyland Beach ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandyland Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandyland Beach, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandyland Beach.
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 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 Sandyland Beach:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Saint Mary's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- King George County
- Lancaster County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland 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> | 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> | 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 Sandyland Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Sandyland Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |