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 Valliant (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 Valliant. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Valliant 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 Valliant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valliant:
- Talbot County (The home county of Valliant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valliant, with the one closest to Valliant listed first.
- Sherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wittman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tilghman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Bozman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tilghman Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- McDaniel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Claiborne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Tunis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Saint Michaels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Leeds Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valliant, with the one closest to Valliant listed first.
- Idlewilde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Shady Side
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Churchton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Galesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Baywalker Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tracys Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Selby-on-the-Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Selby-on-the-Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby-on-the-Bay
- Jewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Baltimore County
- Fort Howard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valliant, with the one closest to Valliant listed first.
- North Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chesapeake Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Willows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Owings Town Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sunderland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chaney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Angelica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Parran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Apple Greene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valliant, with the one closest to Valliant listed first.
- Tanyard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Griffin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Preston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hynson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Ridgely
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Denton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valliant, with the one closest to Valliant listed first.
- Malcolm
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Benedict
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hughesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bryantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mattawoman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Independence Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Acton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Huntington Townhouses
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waldorf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valliant, with the one closest to Valliant listed first.
- Hills Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- James
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Lloyds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Algonquin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Taylors Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cambridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Church Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Woolford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Thompson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Secretary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valliant, with the one closest to Valliant listed first.
- Rock Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Edesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Old Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valliant, with the one closest to Valliant listed first.
- Croom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- Upper Marlboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Cedarhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- North Keys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Pin Oak Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Aquasco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Orme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Horsehead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Marlton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marlton is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Bowie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
- Cedarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valliant, with the one closest to Valliant listed first.
- Mattapex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Bay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stevensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cheslou Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Grasonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Narrows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Guys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Bloomingdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Queenstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Willoughby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Centreville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Queen Anne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valliant, with the one closest to Valliant listed first.
- Golden Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Sotterley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Charlotte Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerseat Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Hollywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valliant, see our County-by-County Page for Valliant.
Cemeteries Near Valliant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valliant.
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 Valliant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valliant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valliant, with the one closest to Valliant listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tilghman Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- John Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wade's Point Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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
- St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer AME Church / St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centenary UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Matthews UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Richardson - Norman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dawson Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Doctor Robert Franklin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Robert Franklin Cemetery
- The Doctor Robert Franklin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deale Beach Road Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
- Robert Franklin Cemetery
- Thompson Family Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-315 <4>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80972 <2>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Valliant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valliant.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valliant, with the one closest to Valliant listed first.
- Sherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tilghman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Wittman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bozman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Neavitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- McDaniel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Claiborne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Michaels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shady Side
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Churchton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mattapex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Fairhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Mayo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valliant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valliant.
Newspapers Published in Valliant ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valliant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valliant, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valliant.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Valliant:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's 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 '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- Valliant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Valliant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |