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 Townshend (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 Townshend. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Townshend is located in Prince George's County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Prince George's County: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, Alexandria City (VA) & Fairfax (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Townshend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Townshend:
- Prince George's County (The home county of Townshend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Brandywine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Blandford Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Horsehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Orme
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Cheltenham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Thrift
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- North Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Pindell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Jewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Friendship
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Tracys Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Baywalker Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Lothian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Churchton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Academy Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Apple Greene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Abington Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Huntingtown Town Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chaney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Huntingtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Owings Town Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Mattawoman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Acton Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Waldorf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington Townhouses
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Malcolm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Saint Charles
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Plains Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Village
- Bennsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Takoma Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brookmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Chevy Chase Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Clifton Park Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Chevy Chase
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Martin's Additions
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Somerset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Bethesda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Echo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Charlotte Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Golden Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Mechanicsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Chaptico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Helen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Summerseat Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Morganza
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Hurry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Loveville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Clements
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bushwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Sherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Warwick Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlandria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Oakcrest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Arlington Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Colonial Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Cherrydale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Lyon Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Fort Hunt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Hybla Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Belle Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Groveton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Huntington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Penn Daw Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Burgundy Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Rose Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Franconia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Falls Church
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Hooes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Dahlgren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Somerset Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Alden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Ambar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Weedonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Fairview Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Woodbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marumsco Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Agnewville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Georgetown Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Lake Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chamberlain Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dale City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dumfries
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <1>
- Montclair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Minnieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Triangle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stafford County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Aquia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Colonial Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Townshend, see our County-by-County Page for Townshend.
Cemeteries Near Townshend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Townshend.
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 Townshend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Townshend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Trinity Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Waldorf.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81713 <3>
- McKendree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waldorf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Piney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Church of the Atonement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (345 more) ...
- St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Church of the Holy Rosary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Townshend had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Townshend, with the one closest to Townshend listed first.
- Mattawoman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Brandywine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Malcolm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Horsehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Cheltenham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Thrift
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- North Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bryantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosaryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
- Croom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Townshend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Townshend.
Newspapers Published in Townshend ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Townshend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Townshend, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Townshend.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Townshend:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Prince George's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Montgomery County
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- King George County
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Townshend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Townshend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |