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 Windbrook (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 Windbrook. 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.
Windbrook is located in Prince George'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 Prince George's County: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, Alexandria City (VA) & Fairfax (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Windbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windbrook:
- Prince George's County (The home county of Windbrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windbrook, with the one closest to Windbrook listed first.
- Thrift
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Blandford Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Friendly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brandywine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fort Foote Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Accokeek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cheltenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Camp Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oxon Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windbrook, with the one closest to Windbrook listed first.
- Pindell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Jewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Greenock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tracys Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lothian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baywalker Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Fairhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Harwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Deale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Churchton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windbrook, with the one closest to Windbrook listed first.
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Academy Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Apple Greene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Chaney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Abington Shores
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Huntingtown Town Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Owings Town Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sunderland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windbrook, with the one closest to Windbrook listed first.
- Acton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Mattawoman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Waldorf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- White Oak Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Saint Charles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Huntington Townhouses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bennsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Freedom Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Bryans Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Hampton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windbrook, with the one closest to Windbrook listed first.
- Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Leishear Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Savage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scaggsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hammond Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windbrook, with the one closest to Windbrook listed first.
- Takoma Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brookmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Chevy Chase Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Clifton Park Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
- Martin's Additions
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Silver Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Bethesda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- English Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windbrook, with the one closest to Windbrook listed first.
- Charlotte Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Mechanicsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Chaptico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Helen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Summerseat Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Hurry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Morganza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Loveville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Clements
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blakistone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windbrook, with the one closest to Windbrook listed first.
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arlandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Chinquapin Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Warwick Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Windbrook, with the one closest to Windbrook listed first.
- Arlington Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Buckingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Colonial Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Cherrydale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Riverwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windbrook, with the one closest to Windbrook listed first.
- Fort Hunt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Belle Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Hybla Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Groveton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Penn Daw Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burgundy Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Franconia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Newington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windbrook, with the one closest to Windbrook listed first.
- Falls Church
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windbrook, with the one closest to Windbrook listed first.
- Hooes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Dahlgren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hampstead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Somerset Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Ambar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Loudoun County (VA)
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Manassas City (VA)
- Manassas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Manassas Park City (VA)
- Manassas Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windbrook, with the one closest to Windbrook listed first.
- Woodbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marumsco Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Agnewville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Lake Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Georgetown Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Dale City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chamberlain Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minnieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Montclair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dumfries
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <1>
- Triangle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windbrook, with the one closest to Windbrook listed first.
- Aquia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Loy Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windbrook, see our County-by-County Page for Windbrook.
Cemeteries Near Windbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windbrook.
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 Windbrook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windbrook, with the one closest to Windbrook listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McKendree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bayne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lyles Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waldorf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Oxon Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Church of the Atonement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cheltenham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Windbrook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Windbrook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Windbrook, with the one closest to Windbrook listed first.
- Thrift
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Friendly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Accokeek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mattawoman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Townshend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Townshend is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townshend
- Brandywine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cheltenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Camp Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rosaryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Silver Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Windbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windbrook.
Newspapers Published in Windbrook ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windbrook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windbrook, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Windbrook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Windbrook:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Prince George's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Saint Mary's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- King George County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Stafford 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 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Windbrook, 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- Windbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |