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 Tara (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 Tara. 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 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.
Tara is located in Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County: Baltimore City, Baltimore, Calvert, Howard, Kent, Prince George's, Queen Anne's & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Tara. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tara:
- Anne Arundel County (The home county of Tara)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara, with the one closest to Tara listed first.
- Davidsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lusby Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lusby Crossroads is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusby Crossroads
- Stonegate Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Edgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Londontowne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Londontowne is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
- Crofton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Baytowne Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Baytowne Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytowne Village
- Crownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bestgate
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bestgate is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestgate
- Crofton Village Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
- Harwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crofton Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara, with the one closest to Tara listed first.
- Brooklyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
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- Curtis Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Beechfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Oaklee Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Carroll
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Old Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Baltimore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Edmondson Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Charles Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Gardenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Gwynn Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara, with the one closest to Tara listed first.
- Baltimore Highlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
- Halethorpe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Fort Howard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrows Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Arbutus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dundalk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Catonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edgemere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- North Point Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Point Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Lynch Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara, with the one closest to Tara listed first.
- Chaney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Dunkirk Town Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Owings Town Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Penwick Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Apple Greene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- North Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chesapeake Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Academy Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Sunderland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Summer City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara, with the one closest to Tara listed first.
- Malcolm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Mattawoman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Acton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Waldorf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington Townhouses
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westlake Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Saint Charles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Bryantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hughesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benedict
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bennsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara, with the one closest to Tara listed first.
- Savage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aladdin Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Glenshire Towne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Elkridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Guilford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Leishear Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Oak View Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Lawyers Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Hammond Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Scaggsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara, with the one closest to Tara listed first.
- Rock Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Cliffs City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara, with the one closest to Tara listed first.
- Hillandale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Blackburn Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Burtonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Clifton Park Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
- Takoma Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Burnt Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Indian Spring Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
- White Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Colesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Branch Farms
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Branch Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Branch Farms
- Kemp Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kemp Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp Mill
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara, with the one closest to Tara listed first.
- Pin Oak Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Bowie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
- Collington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- Woodmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodmore is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmore
- Kettering
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kettering is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
- Upper Marlboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Arbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Largo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glenarden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people
- Goddard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara, with the one closest to Tara listed first.
- Bay City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Mattapex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Stevensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cheslou Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Kent Narrows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Grasonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Guys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Queenstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Bloomingdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara, with the one closest to Tara listed first.
- Claiborne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tunis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- McDaniel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wittman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Tilghman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Bozman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Neavitt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Saint Michaels
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara, with the one closest to Tara listed first.
- Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arlandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Chinquapin Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara, with the one closest to Tara listed first.
- Arlington Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buckingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Cherrydale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Brandon Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Garden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara, with the one closest to Tara listed first.
- Belle Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Huntington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Burgundy Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Fort Hunt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Groveton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Hybla Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Rose Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Baileys Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Barcroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- Langley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Lincolnia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Salona Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara, with the one closest to Tara listed first.
- Falls Church
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Offutt Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tara, see our County-by-County Page for Tara.
Cemeteries Near Tara ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tara.
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 Tara - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tara covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tara, with the one closest to Tara listed first.
- Harvey Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakemont Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- All Hallows Episcopal Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Memorial UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Davidsonville UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- All Hallows Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Hallows Chapel Cemetery
- The All Hallows Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- All Hallows Cemetery
- All Hallows Church Cemetery
- All Hallows Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-202 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80696 <3>
- Linthicum - Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville Churchyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Duvall Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duvall Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tabor UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hope UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope UMC Cemetery
- The Hope UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hope Chapel Cemetery
- Hope Memorial / St. Mark UMC Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-767 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240619 <3>
- Continue List (433 more) ...
- Hope Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Luther A. Palmer Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther A. Palmer Memorial Cemetery
- The Luther A. Palmer Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edwards Methodist Episcopal Chapel Cemetery
- St. Andrews Untied Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81449 <3>
- St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Tara in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tara.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tara, with the one closest to Tara listed first.
- Davidsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rutland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rutland is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- South River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South River
- Bestgate
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bestgate is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestgate
- Crownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
- West River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Parole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parole is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
- Conaways
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conaways is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conaways
- Waterbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waterbury is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Collington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- Leeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leeland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
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- Mayo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- West Annapolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Annapolis
- Millersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tara. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tara.
Newspapers Published in Tara ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tara.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tara, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tara.
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 Tara:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Anne Arundel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- 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 Tara, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Tara) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |