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 Silver Spring (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 Silver Spring. 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 Silver Spring ...
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.
Another variation: Silver Springs.
- A typical abbreviation for Silver Spring: Silver Spg. (or less commonly used: Silver Spng. or Silver Sprng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Silver Spring. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver Spring.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Silver Spring is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Frederick, Howard, Prince George's, Fairfax (VA) & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Silver Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver Spring:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Silver Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Linden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Takoma Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clifton Park Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
- Indian Spring Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
- Forest Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
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- Chevy Chase Section Five
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Martin's Additions
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- North Chevy Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Chevy Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chevy Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Burnt Mills Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Burnt Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Bethesda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Maryland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Annapolis Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
- Geraghty Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Jessup
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Odenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stonegate Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Crofton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village
- Hidden Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Dorsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Lake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Meade Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Beechfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklee Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
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- Brooklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Curtis Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
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- Edmondson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Gwynn Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
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- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Frederick Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
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- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Arbutus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Catonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Halethorpe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollofield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Granite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Baltimore Highlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carriage Hill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Franklintown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Chaney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Greene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk Town Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Penwick Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Owings Town Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Academy Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Gaither
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Henryton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Woodbine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sykesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Watersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Airy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nottingham Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Ridgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eldersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Freedom Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Piney Ridge Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Stone House Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Acton Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Mattawoman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Bryans Road
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Freedom Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- South Hampton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waldorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- White Oak Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Bennsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Pomonkey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Huntington Townhouses
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Head
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Green Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Smith Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
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- Mount Airy Village West
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bartholows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monrovia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Park Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ijamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scaggsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hammond Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Leishear Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
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- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Savage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Glenshire Towne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
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- Guilford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak View Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Dayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Langley Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chillum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adelphi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- University Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- University Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Brentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattsville Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Rainier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berwyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
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- East Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
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- Cottage City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage City is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Edmonston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edmonston is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Arlandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warwick Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Oakcrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chinquapin Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Cherrydale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Arlington Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Brandon Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Langley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McLean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salona Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- Pimmit Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
- Seven Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baileys Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Idylwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
- Jefferson Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lake Barcroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Dunn Loring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Tysons Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Falls Church
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Sugarland Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Countryside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Sterling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lansdowne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Waxpool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lenah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Manassas City (VA)
- Manassas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas Park City (VA)
- Manassas Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Lake Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Woodbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Buckhall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dale City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lomond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- Sudley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- Crestwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Iron Gate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- West Gate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silver Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Silver Spring.
Cemeteries Near Silver Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver Spring.
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 Silver Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Grace Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- George Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. Lincoln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson Family Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parklawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birch - Campbell Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (469 more) ...
- Marcey Family Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wunder Family Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Family Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 in 1895, Silver Spring had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Spring, with the one closest to Silver Spring listed first.
- Sligo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Linden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Wheaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnt Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kensington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hyattsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garrett Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Branchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
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- Bladensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Langley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silver Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver Spring.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Silver Spring ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Spring.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Silver Spring. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Silver Spring and those printed in the larger area surrounding Silver Spring.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> of Silver Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Silver Spring:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Carroll County
- Charles County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Prince George's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Silver Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silver Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |