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 Winchester 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 Winchester 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 Winchester Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Winchester Estates: Winchester Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Winchester Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Winchester 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 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.
Winchester Estates is located in Queen Anne's 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 Queen Anne's County: Kent (DE), Anne Arundel, Caroline, Kent & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Winchester Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winchester Estates:
- Queen Anne's County (The home county of Winchester Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester Estates, with the one closest to Winchester Estates listed first.
- Grasonville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Queenstown
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Guys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Kent Narrows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Bloomingdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Cheslou Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stevensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Willoughby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Mattapex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester Estates, with the one closest to Winchester Estates listed first.
- Yorktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Gibson Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Cape Saint Claire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Bellerive Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Dorado Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Saint Margarets
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Watergate Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Annapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- West Annapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Annapolis
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester Estates, with the one closest to Winchester Estates listed first.
- Curtis Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Brooklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester Estates, with the one closest to Winchester Estates listed first.
- Fort Howard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgemere
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Sparrows Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- North Point Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Point Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Dundalk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowleys Quarters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Hartland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Marine Oak Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marine Oak Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Oak Village
- Biscayne Bay Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Dundee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Essex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester Estates, with the one closest to Winchester Estates listed first.
- North Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chesapeake Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chaney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Owings Town Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Sunderland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Apple Greene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penwick Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester Estates, with the one closest to Winchester Estates listed first.
- Hillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Ridgely
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Griffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Bridgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Tuckahoe Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Tanyard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Denton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greensboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hollingsworth Circle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Maple Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Bethlehem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester Estates, with the one closest to Winchester Estates listed first.
- Hills Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Lloyds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Algonquin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- James
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Waddells Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Thomas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Secretary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hurlock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Patamoke Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester Estates, with the one closest to Winchester Estates listed first.
- Cliffs City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Rock Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Edesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Old Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chestertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Worton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lynch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Kennedyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester Estates, with the one closest to Winchester Estates listed first.
- Pin Oak Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Bowie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Collington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester Estates, with the one closest to Winchester Estates listed first.
- Wye Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Skipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Tunis Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Claiborne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Leeds Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- McDaniel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Michaels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cordova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Wittman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester Estates, with the one closest to Winchester Estates listed first.
- Whiteleysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Sandtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Hickman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Marydel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Hartly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andrewsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Sussex County (DE)
- Scotts Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winchester Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Winchester Estates.
Cemeteries Near Winchester Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winchester 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 Winchester Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winchester Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winchester Estates, with the one closest to Winchester Estates listed first.
- Grasonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grasonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bryans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Perrys Corner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wye of Carmichael Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- John Wesley Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gouldtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wye Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Christ Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stevensville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eziah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Winchester Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winchester Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winchester Estates, with the one closest to Winchester Estates listed first.
- Guys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Queenstown
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Carmichael
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carmichael is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
- Overton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Overton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wye Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Skipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Centreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Claiborne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Longwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Longwoods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Willoughby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Starr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Starr is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
- Crosby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crosby is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winchester Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winchester Estates.
Newspapers Published in Winchester 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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winchester Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winchester Estates, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winchester Estates.
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 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 Winchester Estates:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Queen Anne's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Prince George's County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- Sussex 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> | 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 Winchester Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Winchester Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |