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 Shady Hill (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 Shady Hill. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Shady Hill 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 Shady Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shady Hill:
- Calvert County (The home county of Shady Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Huntingtown Town Center
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Huntingtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Academy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Abington Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Parran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Sunderland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willows
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Central Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Angelica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Apple Greene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Barstow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barstow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Fairhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Pindell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Baywalker Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Tracys Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Churchton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lothian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Galesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Benedict
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Malcolm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Hughesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bryantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Mattawoman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Huntington Townhouses
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Acton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Waldorf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Westlake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Thomas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- James
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hills Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Taylors Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Woolford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Church Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Algonquin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Patamoke Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Westwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Aquasco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Orme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Horsehead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- North Keys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Cedarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Croom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- The Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Brandywine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Mattapex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Bay City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stevensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Golden Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Charlotte Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summerseat Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Helen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Morganza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Sotterley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Loveville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Budds Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Hollywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Chaptico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clements
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Sherwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Bozman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wittman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Tunis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arlandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Chinquapin Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Warwick Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Arlington Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Fort Hunt
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Belle Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Groveton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Huntington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Hybla Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Burgundy Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Penn Daw Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Franconia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Baileys Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Dahlgren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- Colonial Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shady Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Shady Hill.
Cemeteries Near Shady Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shady Hill.
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 Shady Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shady Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Miranda Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Patuxent UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Huntingtown UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- All Saints Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Harmony UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coopers UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carroll Western UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Central Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity - Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Shady Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shady Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Huntingtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lower Marlboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Marlboro is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro
- Parran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Sunderland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chaneyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chaneyville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaneyville
- Aquasco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Willows
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Mount Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Westwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Dunkirk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Benedict
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Burch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burch is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch
- Plum Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Horsehead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shady Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shady Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shady Hill:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Calvert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax County
- King George 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 Shady Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |