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 Taylors Island (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 Taylors Island. 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 Taylors Island ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Taylors Island: Taylors Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Taylors Island, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Taylors Island may originally have been Taylor's Island.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Taylors Island might be written as Taylor Island.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Taylors Island is located in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County: Sussex (DE), Caroline, Somerset, Talbot & Wicomico.
Below are the counties that are near Taylors Island. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylors Island:
- Dorchester County (The home county of Taylors Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Island, with the one closest to Taylors Island listed first.
- Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Woolford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Thomas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Golden Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Church Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hills Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Lloyds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Fishing Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lakesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Patamoke Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Andrews
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Algonquin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Island, with the one closest to Taylors Island listed first.
- Fairhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Baywalker Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Deale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Churchton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Tracys Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewilde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Shady Side
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Pindell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Lothian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Island, with the one closest to Taylors Island listed first.
- Cove Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Brianwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Lusby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Leonard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cove View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Drum Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Mackall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Wallville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Coster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Dowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Another Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Island, with the one closest to Taylors Island listed first.
- Preston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tanyard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Hynson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Island, with the one closest to Taylors Island listed first.
- Benedict
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hughesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Independence Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Malcolm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Bryantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Island, with the one closest to Taylors Island listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Aquasco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Orme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Westwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Horsehead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- North Keys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Queen Anne's County
- Mattapex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Island, with the one closest to Taylors Island listed first.
- Sotterley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- North Town Creek Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
- California
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Callaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Great Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Golden Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Summerseat Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Leonardtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dameron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Drayden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Island, with the one closest to Taylors Island listed first.
- Chance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deal Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dames Quarter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wenona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wenona is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Island, with the one closest to Taylors Island listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Tilghman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Trappe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bozman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newcomb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Sherwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kirkham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Saint Michaels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wittman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Island, with the one closest to Taylors Island listed first.
- Bivalve
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jesterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Nanticoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Tyaskin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mardela Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Capitola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Quantico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylors Island, see our County-by-County Page for Taylors Island.
Cemeteries Near Taylors Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylors Island.
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 Taylors Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylors Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylors Island, with the one closest to Taylors Island listed first.
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Joppa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woolford Mace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Middleham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gootee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (169 more) ...
- Eastern United Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet UMC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Taylors Island had a population of 948 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylors Island, with the one closest to Taylors Island listed first.
- Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Golden Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Woolford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Cove Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Church Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Lusby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dailsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dailsville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailsville
- Hills Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Fishing Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lloyds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cornersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cornersville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Saint Leonard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wallville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylors Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylors Island.
Newspapers Published in Taylors Island ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylors Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylors Island, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylors Island.
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 either 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 Taylors Island:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Dorchester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Charles County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Somerset County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Taylors Island, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taylors Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |