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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 White Sands (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 White Sands. 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 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.

White Sands 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 White Sands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Sands:

  • Calvert County     (The home county of White Sands)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Sands, with the one closest to White Sands listed first.
    • Saint Leonard
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lusby
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mackall
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mackall is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
    • Wallville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Wallville is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
    • Another Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Another Place is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
    • Broomes Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Coster
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Coster is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
    • Cove View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Cove View is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
    • Brianwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Brianwood is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
    • Dowell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cove Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
    • Hellen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Hellen is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Sands, with the one closest to White Sands listed first.
    • Fairhaven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Friendship
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Baywalker Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
    • Deale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jewell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Tracys Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Churchton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Pindell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
    • Greenock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
    • Shady Side
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Galesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Idlewilde
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Sands, with the one closest to White Sands listed first.
    • Benedict
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hughesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Independence Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Independence Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
    • Malcolm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Bryantown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cobb Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Point is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
    • Mount Victoria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
    • Huntington Townhouses
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mattawoman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mattawoman is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
    • White Oak Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • White Oak Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
    • Newburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Sands, with the one closest to White Sands listed first.
    • Taylors Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Golden Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
    • Madison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Madison is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Thomas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Thomas is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Fishing Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Woolford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Woolford is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
    • James
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • James is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Hills Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
    • Church Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lakesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
    • Lloyds
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
    • Andrews
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Andrews is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Sands, with the one closest to White Sands listed first.
    • Cedarhaven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
    • Eagle Harbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
    • Orme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Orme is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
    • Westwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Westwood is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Horsehead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
    • Cedarville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • North Keys
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • North Keys is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
    • The Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • Brandywine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Croom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Croom is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
    • Cheltenham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
  • Saint Mary's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Sands, with the one closest to White Sands listed first.
    • Sotterley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
    • Hollywood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • California
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Town Creek Manor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
    • Summerseat Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
    • Lexington Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Leonardtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Golden Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
    • Loveville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Morganza
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
    • Callaway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Great Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Sands, with the one closest to White Sands listed first.
    • Tilghman Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
    • Tilghman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Tilghman is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
    • Neavitt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Neavitt is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
    • Sherwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Oxford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bozman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wittman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Newcomb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Newcomb is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
    • Riverside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Royal Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Trappe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Michaels
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Northumberland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Sands, with the one closest to White Sands listed first.
    • Morrisons Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
    • Lodge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
  • Westmoreland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Sands, with the one closest to White Sands listed first.
    • Tucker Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
    • Hinnom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
    • Bryant Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
    • Machodoc
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
    • Kinsale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Chiltons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
    • Griffiths Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
    • Baynesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
    • Colonial Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Montross
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <1>
    • Nomini Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Sands, see our County-by-County Page for White Sands.

Cemeteries Near White Sands ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Sands.

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 White Sands - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Sands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Sands, with the one closest to White Sands listed first.

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 White Sands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Sands.

These communities are listed based on their distance from White Sands, with the one closest to White Sands listed first.

  • Wallville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Wallville is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
  • Mackall
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mackall is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
  • Saint Leonard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lusby
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sollers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sollers is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollers
  • Broomes Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sotterley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
  • Island Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Island Creek is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
  • Drumcliff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
  • Governor Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Governor Run is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Run
  • Cove Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
  • Mutual
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mutual is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hellen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Hellen is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
    • Port Republic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Battle ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Battle is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Sands. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Sands.

Newspapers Published in White Sands ...

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 White Sands.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Sands, 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 White Sands.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 White Sands:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Sands) 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 White Sands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.