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 Starr (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 Starr. 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 and doctors 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.
Starr 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 Starr. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Starr:
- Queen Anne's County (The home county of Starr)
- The following are listed by their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
- Ruthsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Willoughby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Centreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Anne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Roe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Queenstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Price
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Guys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Ingleside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Roberts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Indian Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Grasonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
- Yorktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Cape Saint Claire
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gibson Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Dorado Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Highland Beach
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Annapolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Watergate Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Arnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Kimberly Woods Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kimberly Woods Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Woods Village
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
- Fort Howard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgemere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Sparrows Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Ridgely
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Bridgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Griffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Greensboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Hollingsworth Circle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Denton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Tuckahoe Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Goldsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
- Cecilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Earleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Williamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hurlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Secretary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Algonquin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Finchville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Cambridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lloyds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Reliance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Hills Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Eldorado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
- Cliffs City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chestertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Edesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Rock Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morganec Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Worton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Millington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lynch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Lambson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
- Wye Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Skipton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Cordova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Talbot Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Tunis Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leeds Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Kirkham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Claiborne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Newcomb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
- Sandtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Whiteleysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Marydel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Hickman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Hartly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Andrewsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Willow Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Felton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Summerfield Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Summerfield Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- Vandyke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Bridgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Banning ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Heritage Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Starr, see our County-by-County Page for Starr.
Cemeteries Near Starr ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Starr.
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 Starr - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Starr covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
- Wye Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- John Wesley Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wye of Carmichael Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ridgely Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gouldtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Starr had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Starr, with the one closest to Starr listed first.
- Willoughby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Ruthsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Wye Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Carville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carville is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carville
- Queen Anne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Skipton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Carmichael
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carmichael is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
- Cordova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgely
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Roe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hayden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hayden is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Queenstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Guys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Starr. See our List of 1890's Communities around Starr.
Newspapers Published in Starr ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Starr.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Starr, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Starr.
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 helpful 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 Starr:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Queen Anne's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- New Castle 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> | 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 Starr, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Starr) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |