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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 Watson 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 Watson 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 Watson 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.
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 Watson Estates: Watson Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Watson Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Watson 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 doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Watson Estates 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 Watson Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Watson Estates:
- Calvert County (The home county of Watson Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watson Estates, with the one closest to Watson Estates 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 south)
- 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 north)
- 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 west)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Huntingtown Town Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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 Watson Estates, with the one closest to Watson Estates 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)
- West River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watson Estates, with the one closest to Watson Estates listed first.
- Benedict
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hughesville
(10 miles [16.1 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)
- Mattawoman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Huntington Townhouses
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- White Plains Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Plains Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Village
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watson Estates, with the one closest to Watson Estates 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
- Patamoke Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Cambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watson Estates, with the one closest to Watson Estates listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- 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
- 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
- Rosaryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
- 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 Watson Estates, with the one closest to Watson Estates listed first.
- Golden Beach
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Helen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- 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
- Loveville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Budds Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Chaptico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- California
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clements
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watson Estates, with the one closest to Watson Estates 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
(20 miles [32.2 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)
- McDaniel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(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
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Royal Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Michaels
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watson Estates, with the one closest to Watson Estates 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
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watson Estates, with the one closest to Watson Estates 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 Watson Estates, with the one closest to Watson Estates 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 Watson Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Watson Estates.
Cemeteries Near Watson Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Watson 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 Watson Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Watson Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Watson Estates, with the one closest to Watson Estates listed first.
- Trinity - Wesley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carroll Western UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Asberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 (241 more) ...
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- 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 Watson Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Watson Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Watson Estates, with the one closest to Watson Estates 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 west)
- 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
- Huntingtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Port Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benedict
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Continue List (15 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 Watson Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Watson Estates.
Newspapers Published in Watson 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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Watson Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Watson Estates, 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 Watson Estates.
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 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 Watson Estates:
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Watson Estates) 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 Watson Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |