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 Thompsons Purchase (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 Thompsons Purchase. 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 Thompsons Purchase ...
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.
While the name of this community is Thompsons Purchase, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Thompsons Purchase may originally have been Thompson's Purchase.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Thompsons Purchase might be written as Thompson Purchase.
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 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.
Thompsons Purchase is located in Howard 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 Howard County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Thompsons Purchase. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thompsons Purchase:
- Howard County (The home county of Thompsons Purchase)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons Purchase, with the one closest to Thompsons Purchase listed first.
- Woodland Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
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- Aladdin Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Guilford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Oak View Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Ilchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Lawyers Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Glenshire Towne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Elkridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ellicott City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Dorseys Search
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Savage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons Purchase, with the one closest to Thompsons Purchase listed first.
- Dorsey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Jessup
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Patapsco
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Annapolis Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Lake Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Meade Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Pioneer City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Severn Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Severn Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn Village
- Severn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Danza Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Danza Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danza Village
- Geraghty Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons Purchase, with the one closest to Thompsons Purchase listed first.
- Beechfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
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- Oaklee Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
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- Carroll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
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- Edmondson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Curtis Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
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- Gwynn Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
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- Woodberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
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- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Charles Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons Purchase, with the one closest to Thompsons Purchase listed first.
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Frederick Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Arbutus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halethorpe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore Highlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Hollofield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Franklintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Windsor Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Carriage Hill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons Purchase, with the one closest to Thompsons Purchase listed first.
- Henryton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Gaither
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Sykesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eldersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Piney Ridge Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Lakeview Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Morgan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodbine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Watersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Berrywood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Klee Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons Purchase, with the one closest to Thompsons Purchase listed first.
- Mount Airy Village West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Bartholows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Sams Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Monrovia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Green Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- New London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ijamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons Purchase, with the one closest to Thompsons Purchase listed first.
- Hess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Joppa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Fallston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joppatowne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joppatowne is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppatowne
- Lynchs Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Upper Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Wimbledon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Amoss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Benson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Edgewater Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Edgewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent County
- Rock Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons Purchase, with the one closest to Thompsons Purchase listed first.
- Blackburn Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Burtonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Cloverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
- Fairland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Ashton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brinklow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Bonifant Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bonifant Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifant Village
- Old Salem Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Salem Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Village
- Paint Branch Farms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Branch Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Branch Farms
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Sandy Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons Purchase, with the one closest to Thompsons Purchase listed first.
- Laurel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <2>
- West Laurel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- South Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Beltsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boxwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Glenn Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goddard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Greenbelt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Collington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- Berwyn Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Berwyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Bowie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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 <2>
- Adelphi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons Purchase, with the one closest to Thompsons Purchase listed first.
- Bay City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Stevensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons Purchase, with the one closest to Thompsons Purchase listed first.
- Arlandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chinquapin Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Thompsons Purchase, with the one closest to Thompsons Purchase listed first.
- Cherrydale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Arlington Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Brandon Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Williamsburg Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Thompsons Purchase, with the one closest to Thompsons Purchase listed first.
- Langley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- McLean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salona Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- Pimmit Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
- Seven Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Baileys Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Great Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Idylwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
- Jefferson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Kenmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Tysons Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thompsons Purchase, with the one closest to Thompsons Purchase listed first.
- Falls Church
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- 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 Thompsons Purchase, see our County-by-County Page for Thompsons Purchase.
Cemeteries Near Thompsons Purchase ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thompsons Purchase.
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 Thompsons Purchase - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thompsons Purchase covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thompsons Purchase, with the one closest to Thompsons Purchase listed first.
- Blackstone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dorsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadowridge Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- First Baptist Church of Guilford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (486 more) ...
- Alberta Gary Memorial UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gardner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Thompsons Purchase in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thompsons Purchase.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thompsons Purchase, with the one closest to Thompsons Purchase listed first.
- Guilford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Dorsey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Jessup
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ilchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Oakland Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Savage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elkridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Denis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Denis is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Denis
- Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellicott City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Annapolis Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harmans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Patapsco
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Winans ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winans is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winans
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thompsons Purchase. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thompsons Purchase.
Newspapers Published in Thompsons Purchase ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thompsons Purchase.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thompsons Purchase, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thompsons Purchase.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Thompsons Purchase:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- 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 Thompsons Purchase, 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- Thompsons Purchase) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |