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 Scottown (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 Scottown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.
Scottown is located in Queen Anne's County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Queen Anne's County: Kent (DE), Anne Arundel, Caroline, Kent & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Scottown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scottown:
- Queen Anne's County (The home county of Scottown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottown, with the one closest to Scottown listed first.
- Bloomingdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Queenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Willoughby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Guys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Centreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grasonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ruthsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Kent Narrows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Queen Anne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cheslou Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Indian Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Price
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottown, with the one closest to Scottown listed first.
- Yorktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Gibson Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Cape Saint Claire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dorado Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Highland Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Saint Margarets
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Watergate Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Annapolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Hillsmere Shores
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Arnold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottown, with the one closest to Scottown listed first.
- Fort Howard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgemere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Sparrows Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- North Point Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Point Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Biscayne Bay Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Bowleys Quarters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Dundalk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Hartland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Marine Oak Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marine Oak Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Oak Village
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottown, with the one closest to Scottown listed first.
- North Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chesapeake Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottown, with the one closest to Scottown listed first.
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Ridgely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Griffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Bridgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Tuckahoe Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Denton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greensboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hollingsworth Circle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Maple Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Oil City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Tanyard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottown, with the one closest to Scottown listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Hills Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Secretary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hurlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Algonquin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- East New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lloyds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Cambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- James
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Marshyhope Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Patamoke Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Finchville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottown, with the one closest to Scottown listed first.
- Cliffs City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Edesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Rock Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Worton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lynch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Kennedyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Millington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Still Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottown, with the one closest to Scottown listed first.
- Wye Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Skipton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Cordova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tappers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Leeds Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Talbot Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Claiborne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Tunis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Kirkham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottown, with the one closest to Scottown listed first.
- Whiteleysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Sandtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Marydel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Adamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Hartly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Andrewsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Willow Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Felton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Harrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- The Village at Wild Quail
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottown, with the one closest to Scottown listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Bridgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scottown, see our County-by-County Page for Scottown.
Cemeteries Near Scottown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scottown.
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 Scottown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scottown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scottown, with the one closest to Scottown listed first.
- Wye Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- John Wesley Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wye of Carmichael Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gouldtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grasonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Perrys Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grasonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- All Saints Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Scottown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scottown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scottown, with the one closest to Scottown listed first.
- Wye Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carmichael
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carmichael is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
- Queenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Guys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Skipton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Willoughby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Starr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Starr is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
- Centreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Longwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longwoods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
- Cordova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Carville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carville is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Overton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Overton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Queen Anne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scottown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scottown.
Newspapers Published in Scottown ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scottown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scottown, 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 Scottown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Scottown:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Queen Anne's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- Sussex 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 Scottown, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scottown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |