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 Solitude (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 Solitude. 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 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.
Solitude is located in Talbot 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 Talbot County: Caroline, Dorchester & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near Solitude. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Solitude:
- Talbot County (The home county of Solitude)
- The following are listed by their distance from Solitude, with the one closest to Solitude listed first.
- Newcomb
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Royal Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Saint Michaels
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Leeds Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Harper ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Neavitt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Bozman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tunis Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Wittman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solitude, with the one closest to Solitude listed first.
- Idlewilde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Highland Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Churchton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shady Side
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mayo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Deale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Galesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Selby-on-the-Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Selby-on-the-Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby-on-the-Bay
- Baywalker Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Friendship
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solitude, with the one closest to Solitude listed first.
- North Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chesapeake Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Summer City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Willows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Angelica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Owings Town Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Parran
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Sunderland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chaney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Central Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Apple Greene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solitude, with the one closest to Solitude listed first.
- Tanyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Griffin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hynson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Hillsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Denton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Federalsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Charles County
- Benedict
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solitude, with the one closest to Solitude listed first.
- Hills Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- James
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Lloyds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Algonquin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Thomas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Secretary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Church Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Waddells Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solitude, with the one closest to Solitude listed first.
- Cliffs City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Rock Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Edesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Old Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solitude, with the one closest to Solitude listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Aquasco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Croom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- North Keys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Upper Marlboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Solitude, with the one closest to Solitude listed first.
- Guys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Mattapex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Grasonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Cheslou Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Kent Narrows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Willoughby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Queenstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Stevensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bay City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Queen Anne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wicomico County
- Sharptown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Solitude, with the one closest to Solitude listed first.
- Hickman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Whiteleysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Solitude, with the one closest to Solitude listed first.
- Reliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Scotts Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Briar Hook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Solitude, see our County-by-County Page for Solitude.
Cemeteries Near Solitude ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Solitude.
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 Solitude - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Solitude covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Solitude, with the one closest to Solitude listed first.
- Royal Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
- The St. Luke's UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Lukes Cemetery
- Oxford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old John Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephens Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- DeShields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Third Haven Meeting Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- John Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (256 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tilghman Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rattlesnake Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Solitude in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Solitude.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Solitude, with the one closest to Solitude listed first.
- Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Royal Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Saint Michaels
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bellevue is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Kirkham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Neavitt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Bozman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Tunis Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Wittman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McDaniel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Solitude. See our List of 1890's Communities around Solitude.
Newspapers Published in Solitude ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Solitude.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Solitude, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Solitude.
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 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 Solitude:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Wicomico 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 Solitude, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Solitude) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |