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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 Tilghman Island Beach (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 Tilghman Island Beach. 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 Tilghman Island Beach ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Tilghman Island Beach: Tilghman Is. Bch. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 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.

Tilghman Island Beach is located in Talbot County.

To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Talbot County: Caroline, Dorchester & Queen Anne's.

Below are the counties that are near Tilghman Island Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tilghman Island Beach:

  • Talbot County     (The home county of Tilghman Island Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tilghman Island Beach, with the one closest to Tilghman Island Beach listed first.
    • Tilghman Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
    • Tilghman
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Tilghman is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
    • Neavitt
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Neavitt is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
    • Sherwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wittman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bozman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McDaniel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Riverside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Saint Michaels
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Royal Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Harper ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Harper is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Newcomb
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Newcomb is located in Talbot County
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  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tilghman Island Beach, with the one closest to Tilghman Island Beach listed first.
    • Churchton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Deale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairhaven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Idlewilde
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
    • Shady Side
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Baywalker Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
    • Friendship
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Galesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tracys Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Mayo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Jewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Greenock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
    • Highland Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Calvert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tilghman Island Beach, with the one closest to Tilghman Island Beach listed first.
    • Chesapeake Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • North Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Summer City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Summer City is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
    • Willows
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Willows is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
    • Angelica
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Angelica is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
    • Sunderland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Parran
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Parran is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
    • Owings Town Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
    • Owings
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Huntingtown Town Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Huntingtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Central Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Central Village is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
    • Apple Greene
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
  • Caroline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tilghman Island Beach, with the one closest to Tilghman Island Beach listed first.
    • Tanyard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Tanyard is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
    • Bethlehem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Preston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Grove is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Tuckahoe Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
    • Griffin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Griffin is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Hynson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Hynson is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
    • Hillsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Thomas Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
    • Federalsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Denton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgely
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgely is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tilghman Island Beach, with the one closest to Tilghman Island Beach listed first.
    • Benedict
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Malcolm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Malcolm is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Hughesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Independence Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Independence Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
    • Bryantown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Mattawoman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Mattawoman is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
    • White Oak Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • White Oak Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
    • Acton Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Acton Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
    • Huntington Townhouses
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tilghman Island Beach, with the one closest to Tilghman Island Beach listed first.
    • Hills Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
    • Thomas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Thomas is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • James
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • James is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Lloyds
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
    • Madison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Madison is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Algonquin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
    • Taylors Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Church Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Patamoke Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
    • Woolford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Woolford is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
    • Cambridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Thompson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Thompson is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Golden Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tilghman Island Beach, with the one closest to Tilghman Island Beach listed first.
    • Cliffs City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cliffs City is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
    • Rock Hall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tilghman Island Beach, with the one closest to Tilghman Island Beach listed first.
    • Cedarhaven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
    • Eagle Harbor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Westwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Westwood is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Aquasco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
    • North Keys
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • North Keys is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
    • Croom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Croom is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
    • Horsehead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
    • Orme
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Orme is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
    • Upper Marlboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cedarville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Marlton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Marlton is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
    • Rosaryville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
    • Cheltenham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tilghman Island Beach, with the one closest to Tilghman Island Beach listed first.
    • Mattapex
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
    • Bay City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Guys
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
    • Cheslou Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
    • Chester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Grasonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Kent Narrows
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
    • Stevensville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bloomingdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Queenstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Willoughby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
    • Queen Anne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Centreville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Mary's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tilghman Island Beach, with the one closest to Tilghman Island Beach listed first.
    • Golden Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
    • Sotterley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
    • Summerseat Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
    • Charlotte Hall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollywood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • North Town Creek Manor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
    • Mechanicsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • California
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Loveville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Morganza
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
    • Lexington Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Helen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tilghman Island Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Tilghman Island Beach.

Cemeteries Near Tilghman Island Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tilghman Island Beach.

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 Tilghman Island Beach - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tilghman Island Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tilghman Island Beach, with the one closest to Tilghman Island Beach listed first.

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Tilghman Island Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
    • The St. Luke's UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
  • John Wesley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Royal Oak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wade's Point Burial Ground
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Old John Wesley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (271 more) ...
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Rattlesnake Point Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • DeShields Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Tilghman Island Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tilghman Island Beach.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Tilghman Island Beach, with the one closest to Tilghman Island Beach listed first.

  • Tilghman
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Tilghman is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
  • Neavitt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Neavitt is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
  • Sherwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bozman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wittman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hudson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudson is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hills Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
  • Bellevue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bellevue is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Riverside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Saint Michaels
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • McDaniel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • James
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • James is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Oxford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Royal Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Harper ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Harper is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tilghman Island Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tilghman Island Beach.

Newspapers Published in Tilghman Island Beach ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tilghman Island Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tilghman Island Beach, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tilghman Island Beach.

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 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 Tilghman Island Beach:

Footnotes ...

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<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tilghman Island Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Tilghman Island Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.