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 Valley Stream Estates (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 Valley Stream Estates. 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 Valley Stream Estates ...
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 Valley Stream Estates: Valley Stream Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Valley Stream Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley Stream Estates.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Valley Stream Estates is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Frederick, Howard, Prince George's, Fairfax (VA) & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Valley Stream Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley Stream Estates:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Valley Stream Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Stream Estates, with the one closest to Valley Stream Estates listed first.
- Blackburn Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Burtonsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Spencerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Colesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Branch Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Branch Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Branch Farms
- Bonifant Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bonifant Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifant Village
- Cloverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
- Old Salem Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Salem Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Village
- Ashton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Brinklow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Stream Estates, with the one closest to Valley Stream Estates listed first.
- Maryland City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Annapolis Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jessup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Geraghty Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Dorsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Meade Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
- Odenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
- Harmans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Hidden Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Severn Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Severn Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Stream Estates, with the one closest to Valley Stream Estates listed first.
- Beechfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
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- Oaklee Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Carroll
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Violetville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Edmondson Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Brooklyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Curtis Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Gwynn Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hampden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Stream Estates, with the one closest to Valley Stream Estates listed first.
- Frederick Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Arbutus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Halethorpe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hollofield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Granite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carriage Hill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Baltimore Highlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
- Franklintown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Stream Estates, with the one closest to Valley Stream Estates listed first.
- Chaney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Apple Greene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penwick Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Stream Estates, with the one closest to Valley Stream Estates listed first.
- Henryton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Gaither
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Morgan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Sykesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodbine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eldersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Freedom Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Piney Ridge Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Watersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Nottingham Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Mount Airy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Stream Estates, with the one closest to Valley Stream Estates listed first.
- Smith Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Mount Airy Village West
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bartholows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Green Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Monrovia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ijamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Urbana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Unionville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Oak Orchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Stream Estates, with the one closest to Valley Stream Estates listed first.
- Fulton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Scaggsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Leishear Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Savage
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glenshire Towne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Oak View Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Stream Estates, with the one closest to Valley Stream Estates listed first.
- West Laurel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
- South Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Beltsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adelphi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Berwyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Boxwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Greenbelt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- College Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Langley Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goddard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Stream Estates, with the one closest to Valley Stream Estates listed first.
- Arlandria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chinquapin Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Valley Stream Estates, with the one closest to Valley Stream Estates listed first.
- Riverwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Cherrydale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Arlington Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Brandon Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Stream Estates, with the one closest to Valley Stream Estates listed first.
- Langley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Salona Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- McLean
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pimmit Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
- Seven Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Baileys Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Loring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Idylwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
- Jefferson Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Kenmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Great Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Stream Estates, with the one closest to Valley Stream Estates listed first.
- Falls Church
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Stream Estates, with the one closest to Valley Stream Estates listed first.
- Sugarland Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lansdowne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley Stream Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Valley Stream Estates.
Cemeteries Near Valley Stream Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley Stream Estates.
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 Valley Stream Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley Stream Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley Stream Estates, with the one closest to Valley Stream Estates listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Burtonsville.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery of Montgomery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #M: 28-37 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81726 <3>
- Christian Brothers Institute Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maryland National Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Philips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Mary of the Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warfield Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Warfield Family Cemetery is located
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Queens Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bonifant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (513 more) ...
- Snowden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
- St. Jacob's Lodge Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-894 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81477 <3>
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Valley Stream Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley Stream Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Stream Estates, with the one closest to Valley Stream Estates listed first.
- Burtonsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Fulton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Muirkirk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Muirkirk is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirkirk
- Contee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Contee is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contee
- Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
- Spencerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Colesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ammendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
- Mistletoe Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
- Ednor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
- Beltsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Savage
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Simpsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley Stream Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley Stream Estates.
Newspapers Published in Valley Stream Estates ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Stream Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley Stream Estates, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley Stream Estates.
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 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 Valley Stream Estates:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Prince George's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Loudoun 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 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. |
| <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> | 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 Valley Stream Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valley Stream Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |