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 Turkey Ridge (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 Turkey Ridge. 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 Turkey Ridge ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Turkey Ridge: Turkey Rdg. (or less commonly used: Turkey Rdge. or Turkey Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Turkey Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Turkey Ridge.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Turkey Ridge is located in Calvert 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 Calvert County: Anne Arundel, Charles, Dorchester, Prince George's, Saint Mary's & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Turkey Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turkey Ridge:
- Calvert County (The home county of Turkey Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ridge, with the one closest to Turkey Ridge listed first.
- Central Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Prince Frederick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Calvert Towne
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
- Barstow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barstow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Parran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Angelica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Huntingtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Port Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Abington Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Adelina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ridge, with the one closest to Turkey Ridge listed first.
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Jewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Baywalker Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Deale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tracys Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pindell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Churchton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Lothian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Galesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shady Side
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ridge, with the one closest to Turkey Ridge listed first.
- Benedict
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hughesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Malcolm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Independence Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Bryantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huntington Townhouses
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mattawoman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Acton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Waldorf
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Westlake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ridge, with the one closest to Turkey Ridge listed first.
- Taylors Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hills Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Lloyds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Woolford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Golden Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Church Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fishing Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Algonquin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Cambridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ridge, with the one closest to Turkey Ridge listed first.
- Eagle Harbor
(5 miles [8 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
- Cedarhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Aquasco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Orme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Westwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Horsehead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- North Keys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Brandywine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Croom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- The Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Cheltenham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Queen Anne's County
- Mattapex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ridge, with the one closest to Turkey Ridge listed first.
- Golden Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Summerseat Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Charlotte Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sotterley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Morganza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Hollywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Helen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Loveville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Chaptico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- California
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Budds Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ridge, with the one closest to Turkey Ridge listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Neavitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Sherwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bozman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wittman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Saint Michaels
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Alexandria City (VA)
- Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ridge, with the one closest to Turkey Ridge listed first.
- Fort Hunt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Belle Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Hybla Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ridge, with the one closest to Turkey Ridge listed first.
- Dahlgren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkey Ridge, with the one closest to Turkey Ridge listed first.
- Colonial Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turkey Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Turkey Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Turkey Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turkey Ridge.
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 Turkey Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turkey Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turkey Ridge, with the one closest to Turkey Ridge listed first.
- Trinity - Wesley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carroll Western UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Asberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberry Cemetery
- The Asberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury Cemetery
- Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80716 <2>
- Greater Bible Way Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chesapeake Highlands Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patuxent UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingtown UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Miranda Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Waters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waters Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Mutual.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81751 <2>
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- All Saints Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Turkey Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turkey Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turkey Ridge, with the one closest to Turkey Ridge listed first.
- Parran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Bowens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Port Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burch is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch
- Adelina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Mutual
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Governor Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Governor Run is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Run
- Plum Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Willows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Benedict
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Battle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Hellen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Island Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Island Creek is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turkey Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turkey Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Turkey Ridge ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turkey Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turkey Ridge, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turkey Ridge.
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 Turkey Ridge:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Calvert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- Alexandria City
- Fairfax County
- King George 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> | 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 '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- Turkey Ridge) 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 Turkey Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |