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 Tred Avon Ferry (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 Tred Avon Ferry. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Tred Avon Ferry 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 Tred Avon Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tred Avon Ferry:
- Talbot County (The home county of Tred Avon Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tred Avon Ferry, with the one closest to Tred Avon Ferry listed first.
- Oxford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Newcomb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Royal Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kirkham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Neavitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Saint Michaels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trappe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bozman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Harper ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tred Avon Ferry, with the one closest to Tred Avon Ferry listed first.
- Idlewilde
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Shady Side
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Churchton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Deale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Galesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Beach
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Mayo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Baywalker Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Friendship
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Selby-on-the-Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Selby-on-the-Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby-on-the-Bay
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tred Avon Ferry, with the one closest to Tred Avon Ferry listed first.
- Chesapeake Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Summer City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Willows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Angelica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Owings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Parran
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Sunderland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Central Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Port Republic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Owings Town Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Calvert Towne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tred Avon Ferry, with the one closest to Tred Avon Ferry listed first.
- Tanyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hynson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Tuckahoe Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Federalsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Denton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely
(23 miles [37 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
- Benedict
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tred Avon Ferry, with the one closest to Tred Avon Ferry listed first.
- Lloyds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Hills Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Algonquin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Patamoke Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Church Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Woolford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Secretary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tred Avon Ferry, with the one closest to Tred Avon Ferry listed first.
- Cliffs City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Rock Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tred Avon Ferry, with the one closest to Tred Avon Ferry listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Aquasco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Westwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tred Avon Ferry, with the one closest to Tred Avon Ferry listed first.
- Guys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Mattapex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Grasonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Willoughby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Bloomingdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- 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
- Queen Anne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Queenstown
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Stevensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bay City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tred Avon Ferry, with the one closest to Tred Avon Ferry listed first.
- Sotterley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Golden Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tred Avon Ferry, with the one closest to Tred Avon Ferry listed first.
- Sharptown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tred Avon Ferry, with the one closest to Tred Avon Ferry listed first.
- Hickman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Whiteleysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tred Avon Ferry, with the one closest to Tred Avon Ferry listed first.
- Reliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Briar Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Scotts Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Heritage Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tred Avon Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Tred Avon Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Tred Avon Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tred Avon Ferry.
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 Tred Avon Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tred Avon Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tred Avon Ferry, with the one closest to Tred Avon Ferry listed first.
- Oxford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old John Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rattlesnake Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Royal Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Hole-in-the-Wall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Round Top Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Readly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Old Paradise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Tred Avon Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tred Avon Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tred Avon Ferry, with the one closest to Tred Avon Ferry listed first.
- Bellevue
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bellevue is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Oxford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Royal Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kirkham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Neavitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Saint Michaels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hambleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hambleton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Bloomfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Hills Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Cornersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cornersville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Lloyds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Trappe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bozman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tred Avon Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tred Avon Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Tred Avon Ferry ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tred Avon Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tred Avon Ferry, 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 Tred Avon Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Tred Avon Ferry:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary'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 Tred Avon Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tred Avon Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |