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 Village Square (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 Village Square. 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 Village Square ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Village Square: Village Sq. (or less commonly used: Village Sqr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Village Square. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Village Square.
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 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.
Village Square is located in Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County: Baltimore City, Baltimore, Calvert, Howard, Kent, Prince George's, Queen Anne's & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Village Square. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Village Square:
- Anne Arundel County (The home county of Village Square)
- The following are listed by their distance from Village Square, with the one closest to Village Square listed first.
- South Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Gate is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
- East Park Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Park Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Park Village
- Cohansey Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
- Danza Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Danza Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danza Village
- Elvaton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elvaton is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvaton
- Glen Burnie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Freetown Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Freetown Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Village
- Pasadena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Powhatan Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Powhatan Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Village
- Ferndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harmans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Meade Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
- Pioneer City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Village Square, with the one closest to Village Square listed first.
- Brooklyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Curtis Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Violetville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Beechfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Carroll
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Oaklee Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Baltimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edmondson Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Old Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Charles Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Gardenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Guilford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Gwynn Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Village Square, with the one closest to Village Square listed first.
- Baltimore Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Halethorpe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arbutus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Dundalk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrows Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Fort Howard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklintown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Edgemere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Point Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Point Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Frederick Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Village Square, with the one closest to Village Square listed first.
- Chaney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Apple Greene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Owings Town Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Penwick Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- North Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chesapeake Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Village Square, with the one closest to Village Square listed first.
- Henryton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Sykesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eldersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Gaither
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Piney Ridge Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Lakeview Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Morgan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodbine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Finksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berrywood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Klee Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Stone House Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Village Square, with the one closest to Village Square listed first.
- Joppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Edgewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joppatowne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joppatowne is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppatowne
- Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Pleasant Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Lynchs Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Van Bibber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Wimbledon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Upper Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Abingdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Fallston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Village Square, with the one closest to Village Square listed first.
- Elkridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawyers Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Aladdin Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Woodland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Ilchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Glenshire Towne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Oak View Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Savage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellicott City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Village Square, with the one closest to Village Square listed first.
- Rock Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Edesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Cliffs City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Worton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Village Square, with the one closest to Village Square listed first.
- Blackburn Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Burtonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Spencerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Cloverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
- Hillandale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Paint Branch Farms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Paint Branch Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Branch Farms
- Ashton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bonifant Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bonifant Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifant Village
- Brinklow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Burnt Mills Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Burnt Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Colesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Village Square, with the one closest to Village Square listed first.
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Collington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- South Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Pin Oak Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Bowie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Glenn Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Laurel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Beltsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boxwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Goddard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Greenbelt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lanham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Village Square, with the one closest to Village Square listed first.
- Bay City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Stevensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mattapex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Cheslou Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Kent Narrows
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Grasonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Indian Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Guys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Bloomingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Village Square, with the one closest to Village Square listed first.
- Claiborne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Wittman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Sherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Village Square, with the one closest to Village Square listed first.
- Arlandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Village Square, with the one closest to Village Square listed first.
- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Arlington Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrydale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Fairfax County (VA)
- Langley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Village Square, see our County-by-County Page for Village Square.
Cemeteries Near Village Square ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Village Square.
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 Village Square - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Village Square covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Village Square, with the one closest to Village Square listed first.
- Deichgraeber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Griffith Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jackson Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Redmiles Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Haven Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Disney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Watts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- The Old Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nichols Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Nichols Church Cemetery
- Old Bethel Methodist Church Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81315 <2>
- Epiphany Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epiphany Episcopal Church Cemetery
- The Epiphany Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elliott's Chapel Cemetery
- St. Peters Protestant Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Stuart / Stewart Hill Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-1029 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984529 <2>
- Old Cromwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (427 more) ...
- Macedonia UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Church of God of Gambrills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Memorial UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Village Square in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Village Square.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Village Square, with the one closest to Village Square listed first.
- Benfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Benfield is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfield
- Elvaton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elvaton is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvaton
- Marley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marley is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
- Glen Burnie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cromwell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cromwell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Wellham Crossroads ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wellham Crossroads is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellham Crossroads
- Harmans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Severn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Odenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gambrills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Linthicum
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Shipley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shipley is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Waterbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waterbury is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Village Square. See our List of 1890's Communities around Village Square.
Newspapers Published in Village Square ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Village Square.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Village Square, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Village Square.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Village Square:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Anne Arundel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Carroll County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax 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> | 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. |
| <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 Village Square, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Village Square) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |