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 Trappe Landing (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 Trappe Landing. 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 Trappe Landing ...
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 Trappe Landing: Trappe Lndg. (or less commonly used: Trappe Lndng.)
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 doctors and 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.
Trappe Landing 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 Trappe Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trappe Landing:
- Talbot County (The home county of Trappe Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trappe Landing, with the one closest to Trappe Landing listed first.
- Trappe
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kirkham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Newcomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Talbot Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Leeds Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Neavitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Saint Michaels
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bozman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trappe Landing, with the one closest to Trappe Landing listed first.
- Idlewilde
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Shady Side
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Churchton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Deale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Galesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Beach
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Mayo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Baywalker Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tracys Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trappe Landing, with the one closest to Trappe Landing listed first.
- Angelica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Chesapeake Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summer City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Willows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Cove Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Brianwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Lusby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Republic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Leonard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parran
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Another Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Trappe Landing, with the one closest to Trappe Landing listed first.
- Tanyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hynson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Tuckahoe Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Federalsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Griffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Denton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trappe Landing, with the one closest to Trappe Landing listed first.
- Algonquin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lloyds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Patamoke Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Secretary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hills Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Waddells Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- East New Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linkwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- James
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Church Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trappe Landing, with the one closest to Trappe Landing listed first.
- Queen Anne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Guys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Bloomingdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Grasonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mattapex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Kent Narrows
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Queenstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Cheslou Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Ruthsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trappe Landing, with the one closest to Trappe Landing listed first.
- Sharptown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Tyaskin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bivalve
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jesterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Nanticoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Rockawalking Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Capitola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Centennial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Green Hill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trappe Landing, with the one closest to Trappe Landing listed first.
- Hickman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Andrewsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Whiteleysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trappe Landing, with the one closest to Trappe Landing listed first.
- Reliance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Briar Hook
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Heritage Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Scotts Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blades
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Ross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bridgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Delmar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Trappe Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Trappe Landing.
Cemeteries Near Trappe Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trappe Landing.
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 Trappe Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trappe Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trappe Landing, with the one closest to Trappe Landing listed first.
- Readly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Paradise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kemp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Piney Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rattlesnake Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Paradise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Merrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wrights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Landing Neck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hole-in-the-Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old John Wesley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Upper Bambury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Queen Esther Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Trappe Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Trappe Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Trappe Landing, with the one closest to Trappe Landing listed first.
- Trappe
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hambleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hambleton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bellevue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Cornersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Choptank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Choptank is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
- Royal Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hills Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Dailsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dailsville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailsville
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kirkham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Secretary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trappe Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trappe Landing.
Newspapers Published in Trappe Landing ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trappe Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trappe Landing, 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 Trappe Landing.
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 Trappe Landing:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Queen Anne's County
- Wicomico County
- Kent County
- Sussex 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> | 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 Trappe Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Trappe Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |